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Kingstone Debt Advisory(KDA) – a joint venture of Pegasus Capital Partners and Kingstone Capital Partners – and DZ Privatbank in Luxembourg have launched a real estate debt fund – FOCUS Mezzanine Germany I.
The fund is registered as an article 8 fund in accordance with the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR) and is the first subfund to the “Kingstone Debt Opportunities SICAV-RAIF” umbrella fund.
The target size for the closed-end Alternative Investment Fund (AIF) is a gross asset value (GAV) of EUR150 to EUR200 million with subscriptions possible from EUR3 million.
The investment focus of FOCUS Mezzanine Germany I will
GARBE Institutional Capital has launched a pan-European residential real estate fund with a total target investment volume (GAV) of around EUR800 million.
The GARBE European Residential Fund (GARBE EUResi), which has already received equity commitments of EUR82.5 million, will invest in real estate developments and selectively also in properties undergoing energy rehabilitation.
The investment focus of the German open-ended alternative investment fund (AIF) is on A- and B-cities in the Netherlands, France, Great Britain as well as on the metropolises of Prague and Warsaw. The target equity volume of the core fund is between EUR400 and EUR500 million and the
JTC has acquired Essential Fund Services (EFS), New York-headquartered provider of a broad range of services in the alternative assets space, including accounting, reporting and administrative services to investment partnerships and their investment managers.
The acquisition will be settled via cash and JTC equity.
Gerard Federici will continue to lead the business and all current EFS employees will join JTC, becoming part of the Group’s Institutional Client Services (ICS) Division. The transaction is not subject to any regulatory approvals and completes with immediate effect.
Warwick Acoustics – a Midlands-based company which aims to disrupt the delivery of entertainment within the next generation of electric vehicles – has raised GBP2.8 million from existing shareholders including Mercia Asset Management, and a small number of high net worth investors.
The company’s ElectroAcoustics Panel (EAP) system delivers not only a step change in acoustic performance over existing audio systems, but also major reductions in weight and power consumption – key requirements for all battery-powered vehicles. Meanwhile the low-profile nature of panels, plus the ability to build them in a variety of shapes, provides designers with a unique tool to style
Verlinvest has invested in Pedego, which sells e-bikes through a network of 200 locally-owned Pedego dealers throughout the US and Canada.
With the largest retail footprint of branded stores, Pedego is a leader in the rapidly growing electric bikes (e-bikes) category in North America. The retailer joins an list of recognised and impactful companies in Verlinvest’s portfolio, alongside Oatly, Vita Coco, Who Gives a Crap, and Tony’s Chocolonely.
TruArc Partners, a private equity firm focused on the middle-market, is partnering with Lamark Media, a full-service integrated digital marketing company.
The deal will provide Lamark Media with strategic support and significant capital resources to advance the company’s growth strategy, including increased investment in people, capabilities, and technology, as well as the continued strategic acquisition of complementary businesses that augment and expand Lamark Media’s existing skill sets.
New research into the opportunities in private assets for wealth management clients has found there is significant interest amongst wealth managers to invest in private assets on behalf of clients, with 80 per cent already doing so.
There are barriers though, including operational and regulatory challenges and a lack of appropriate investment vehicles, that are standing in the way of greater allocations.
The research, conducted by the Investment Association and Goji, a provider of regulated platform technology, also focused on the new fund structures that would facilitate investment in private assets, including the new Long-Term Asset Fund (LTAF).
The research
Target Global has led a GBP40 million Series B funding round in Lepaya, a provider of skills training that combines online and offline learning. The investment is one of the largest financing rounds to date for an education technology company in Europe.
Noor van Boven (formerly N26), Anna Brandt (formerly Mollie), entrepreneurs Jordy Kool (Urban Gym) and Chris Zadeh (formerly Ophen), as well as existing investors Mediahuis Ventures and Tablomonto also participated in the round which brings total capital raised by Lepaya to USD47 million.
Existing investors Boehringer Ingelheim Venture Fund (BIVF) and Parkwalk Advisors have lead a GBP16 million Series B funding round in Brainomix, an AI-powered medtech solutions company.
New investor, Tencent Holdings, also participated in the round along with the Oxford University Innovation Fund (OUIF), with the investment set to be used to fund the company’s expansion into new markets and new therapeutic indications, including lung fibrosis and cancer.
ORIX Capital Partners (OCP) has acquired a majority interest in Odin (Odin), an environmental and geotechnical solutions provider.
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